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How to Side-Hustle like a Pro in Africa

You are a pro at side-hustling, when your income from side-hustling becomes equivalent to or higher than your income from your main hustle. This is the dream which everyone aspires to achieve- the question is HOW? There’s a large disparity between the number of young people wanting to be their own bosses, and those who.

The day I took a break from writing

I for one have never believed in writer’s block– up until this moment. For the past 3 months, I seem to have written non-stop, jumping from one job to the next, ghost writing and editing like I was this unstoppable genius. Well, I sure thought I was! With gusto, I kept on moving at the.

10 Unique Ways to Market Your Freelancing Skills

You probably didn’t sign up for this- marketing, that is, when you chose to go into freelancing. You were simply following your passion, treading along a path you were convinced would lead to your fulfillment. And it will, but only if you add marketing skills to the feathers already in your cap. However, sometimes it’s.

Freelancing or a Regular Job: Which makes you happier?

The full time job here, refers of course, to the classic 9-5 job, or 8-4; if that’s how you work. It’s no news that in the knowledge economy in which we live, there are several multitalented individuals. The beauty is that not only is there an upsurge in the number of these multitalented individuals, but.

How Do You Maintain a Freelance Portfolio that’s All Shades of Awesome?

Who else agrees with me that building a powerful online presence is of great importance to the freelancer? Don’t you? For a moment, I would try to convert you to my side of the fence. You could be a highly skilled freelancer and still not get noticed by clients, or get your work promoted as it ought.

Blogging Essentials for Every Freelance Blogger

Blogging is an art. You know, sometimes it might seem as though talent is enough and with it, all of your dreams can come true. Shocker: it isn’t. Much more than talent, in whatever you do, there are certain strategies which have worked over time, and if put to good use, would also work for.

5 Places to Get Good Freelance Jobs

Having more than enough jobs- so much that you are able to sift through them and choose the ones you would love to work on, while rejecting those which wouldn’t be best suited for you, seems like a luxury but is actually something that’s very possible. Ultimately, you cannot claim to be a seasoned freelancer.

Freelancing doesn’t mean free. Treat your freelance business like a business

Having a great freelance business isn’t hinged on how talented you are, or your skills at doing whatever you do as a freelancer. Mostly. Truly, it becomes a dilemma when a talented writer makes only a minute sum of money from freelancing. Sad, right? However, someone who is probably less skilled is making a lot.

Here’s How to Earn More Money While Freelancing

Look around. There is always a disparity between the amount of money which people make, in different disciplines and all around the globe- and while doing the same thing, or while pursuing the same or a similar career path. While some would attribute this to luck, or to hard work maybe, in freelancing, there are.

Three Clients to Say No To (Without any lingering regrets).

  Oh, yes! There are bad, no, terrible offers out there- and there are two classes of them: the ones which are outrightly bad for any freelancer, and the ones which are bad specifically for YOU. So, how do you recognize these bad offers? Truth be told, we often know when offers aren’t good, but.

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